Well kill Hitler before the entire war... sometimes you just can't
Yeah, sorry, you're right, but it really smelled like Apocalypse to me. There were multiple exposed buildings there, but you couldn't invade any of them, you had to do it in sequence. It was dumb and I tend to react negatively to anything alike.
Once you think about it, a Contra-like run across several thematic maps to get to the boss is kinda intriguing.